Adelaide 36ers vs NZ Breakers – Box Score, Shot Chart & Play-by-Play

NBL27Round 3Sun, 4 Oct, 5:00 pm AEDT

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Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
ADL	19	23	15	15	72
NZL	23	25	12	28	88

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Recap

Breakers cruise past 36ers

NZ Breakers beat Adelaide 36ers 88–72 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Round 3.

Nick Rakocevic led all scorers with 29 points on 14-of-22 shooting, plus 16 rebounds in a double-double; Parker Jackson-Cartwright had 27 for Breakers.

A 9–0 run in the fourth quarter stretched the lead from 10 to 19.

Breakers won the rebounding battle 42–34 and made 13 threes to 6.

In context

Nick Rakocevic's 29 points were a career high (previous best: 21, against Cairns Taipans in September 2026).
Nick Rakocevic's 16 rebounds are the most by any NBL player this season.
This was Mojave King's 100th NBL game.

Player of the game

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Points

Rebounds

Assists

Threes

Adelaide 36ers72

Adelaide 36ers box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
11B. CottonG	6.6	19	0	6	39:00	0	0	5	1	8-18	3-9	0-0	-16
31N. RakocevicFC	9.0	29	16	3	34:39	2	1	0	3	14-22	0-1	1-6	-14
12J. JenkinsG	4.7	8	3	0	34:24	0	0	0	1	3-15	2-13	0-0	-18
45Z. CheathamF	6.9	8	2	5	32:21	1	1	1	2	2-2	0-0	4-6	-18
22K. RasmussenG	5.5	2	0	5	19:38	0	0	1	3	1-3	0-2	0-0	-12
0M. KenyonG	5.5	0	0	1	15:22	1	0	0	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
25J. RigoniF	4.8	0	3	0	14:29	0	0	0	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	-2
2I. WhiteG	6.1	6	3	0	10:07	0	1	1	1	2-6	1-3	1-2	-1
14B. GrisctiFC	Did not play
23D. WilliamsG	Did not play
44R. BrownG	Did not play
Team		72	34	20		4	3	9	19	30-68	6-29	6-14
Shooting										44.1%	20.7%	42.9%

NZ Breakers88

NZ Breakers box score. Column headers sort the table.
Player
6P. Jackson-CartwrightG	9.5	27	9	9	39:32	2	2	3	2	7-13	4-7	9-11	+16
3S. MennengaF	7.3	14	5	5	31:49	0	0	3	2	6-11	0-1	2-2	+17
34D. VasiljevicG	7.4	15	5	0	28:44	1	0	0	2	5-10	3-5	2-2	+10
9M. KingG	7.5	18	3	0	26:12	0	0	0	2	7-12	4-8	0-0	+12
8C. BediakoC	6.1	1	7	2	18:03	2	0	1	2	0-4	0-1	1-4	+3
0C. DavisonF	5.9	5	1	1	19:54	1	0	2	1	2-5	0-0	1-4	+15
12K. NoiF	6.6	8	4	0	14:51	0	0	1	0	3-6	2-3	0-0	+11
7R. Te RangiF	4.5	0	3	1	13:40	0	0	2	1	0-3	0-1	0-0	+2
2I. Le'AfaG	5.2	0	1	0	5:10	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5
13A. RissettoF	–	0	0	0	1:37	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
4T. CooperG	–	0	0	0	0:28	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		88	42	18		6	2	14	12	30-64	13-26	15-23
Shooting										46.9%	50.0%	65.2%

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Start of Q1 · ADL 0 – 0 NZL
Q1 09:14NZLD. VasiljevicReverse layup (2PT)0–2
Q1 08:28ADLZ. CheathamTiedLayup (2PT)2–2
Q1 08:07NZLM. KingJump shot (3PT) · assist S. Mennenga2–5
Q1 07:44NZLM. KingDunk (2PT) · assist C. Bediako2–7
Q1 07:36ADLK. RasmussenLayup (2PT)4–7
Q1 07:21NZLM. KingPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist P. Jackson-Cartwright4–10
Q1 06:32ADLJ. JenkinsPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist Z. Cheatham7–10
Q1 06:03NZLS. MennengaTurn around jump shot (2PT) · assist P. Jackson-Cartwright7–12
Q1 05:48ADLN. RakocevicLayup (2PT) · assist K. Rasmussen9–12
Q1 05:11ADLZ. CheathamJump shot (2PT) · assist B. Cotton11–12
Q1 04:19NZLD. VasiljevicPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist P. Jackson-Cartwright11–15
Q1 03:57ADLJ. JenkinsJump shot (3PT) · assist Z. Cheatham14–15
Q1 03:39NZLC. DavisonTurn around jump shot (2PT)14–17
Q1 03:10NZLD. VasiljevicPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist C. Bediako14–20
Q1 02:55ADLZ. CheathamFree throw 1 of 215–20
Q1 02:55ADLZ. CheathamFree throw 2 of 216–20
Q1 02:09NZLD. VasiljevicDriving layup (2PT)16–22
Q1 01:55ADLI. WhiteFree throw 2 of 217–22
Q1 01:20ADLB. CottonLayup (2PT) · assist M. Kenyon19–22
Q1 00:28NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightFree throw 2 of 219–23
End of Q1 · ADL 19 – 23 NZL
Start of Q2 · ADL 19 – 23 NZL
Q2 09:20ADLN. RakocevicTip in (2PT)21–23
Q2 09:06ADLB. CottonLead changePull up jump shot (3PT)24–23
Q2 08:46NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightLead changeStep back jump shot (3PT)24–26
Q2 08:22ADLN. RakocevicFree throw 2 of 225–26
Q2 08:15NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightFree throw 1 of 225–27
Q2 08:15NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightFree throw 2 of 225–28
Q2 07:49ADLN. RakocevicHook shot (2PT)27–28
Q2 07:14NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightDriving layup (2PT)27–30
Q2 06:54ADLN. RakocevicLayup (2PT) · assist B. Cotton29–30
Q2 06:33ADLB. CottonLead changePull up jump shot (3PT) · assist K. Rasmussen32–30
Q2 06:16NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightFree throw 1 of 232–31
Q2 06:16NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightTiedFree throw 2 of 232–32
Q2 05:48ADLN. RakocevicTip in (2PT)34–32
Q2 05:33NZLM. KingTiedReverse layup (2PT) · assist P. Jackson-Cartwright34–34
Q2 04:54NZLK. NoiLead changeJump shot (3PT) · assist S. Mennenga34–37
Q2 04:37ADLN. RakocevicTurn around jump shot (2PT)36–37
Q2 04:12ADLN. RakocevicLead changeLayup (2PT) · assist Z. Cheatham38–37
Q2 03:57NZLD. VasiljevicLead changePull up jump shot (3PT) · assist P. Jackson-Cartwright38–40
Q2 03:30ADLN. RakocevicTiedTurn around jump shot (2PT) · assist K. Rasmussen40–40
Q2 03:09NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightFree throw 1 of 240–41
Q2 03:09NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightFree throw 2 of 240–42
Q2 02:44NZLD. VasiljevicFree throw 1 of 240–43
Q2 02:44NZLD. VasiljevicFree throw 2 of 240–44
Q2 01:19ADLN. RakocevicDunk (2PT) · assist Z. Cheatham42–44
Q2 00:52NZLK. NoiJump shot (2PT)42–46
Q2 00:04NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightLayup (2PT) · assist C. Davison42–48
End of Q2 · ADL 42 – 48 NZL
Start of Q3 · ADL 42 – 48 NZL
Q3 09:30ADLZ. CheathamFree throw 1 of 243–48
Q3 08:49ADLN. RakocevicHook shot (2PT) · assist B. Cotton45–48
Q3 08:23ADLB. CottonReverse layup (2PT) · assist K. Rasmussen47–48
Q3 07:25NZLC. BediakoFree throw 2 of 247–49
Q3 07:13ADLN. RakocevicTiedLayup (2PT) · assist Z. Cheatham49–49
Q3 06:49NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightPull up jump shot (3PT)49–52
Q3 06:33ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (2PT) · assist N. Rakocevic51–52
Q3 05:36NZLS. MennengaLayup (2PT) · assist P. Jackson-Cartwright51–54
Q3 05:36NZLS. MennengaFree throw 1 of 151–55
Q3 05:05NZLK. NoiPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist S. Mennenga51–58
Q3 03:55ADLB. CottonDriving layup (2PT)53–58
Q3 03:11ADLI. WhiteTurn around jump shot (2PT) · assist N. Rakocevic55–58
Q3 00:52ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (2PT)57–58
Q3 00:28NZLS. MennengaLayup (2PT)57–60
End of Q3 · ADL 57 – 60 NZL
Start of Q4 · ADL 57 – 60 NZL
Q4 09:37NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightStep back jump shot (3PT)57–63
Q4 09:07NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightStep back jump shot (3PT)57–66
Q4 08:51ADLN. RakocevicLayup (2PT) · assist K. Rasmussen59–66
Q4 07:47NZLC. DavisonAlley oop dunk (2PT) · assist P. Jackson-Cartwright59–68
Q4 07:21ADLZ. CheathamFree throw 2 of 260–68
Q4 06:55NZLS. MennengaTip in (2PT)60–70
Q4 06:45ADLB. CottonPull up jump shot (3PT) · assist N. Rakocevic63–70
Q4 06:12ADLN. RakocevicDriving layup (2PT) · assist B. Cotton65–70
Q4 05:40NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightDriving layup (2PT)65–72
Q4 05:19NZLM. KingJump shot (3PT) · assist R. Te Rangi65–75
Q4 03:40ADLN. RakocevicTurn around jump shot (2PT) · assist B. Cotton67–75
Q4 02:54NZLS. MennengaLayup (2PT) · assist P. Jackson-Cartwright67–77
Q4 02:54NZLS. MennengaFree throw 1 of 167–78
Q4 02:09NZLC. DavisonFree throw 2 of 267–79
Q4 01:54ADLJ. JenkinsPull up jump shot (2PT) · assist B. Cotton69–79
Q4 01:39NZLS. MennengaDunk (2PT) · assist P. Jackson-Cartwright69–81
Q4 01:25NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightFree throw 1 of 169–82
Q4 01:05NZLM. KingJump shot (3PT) · assist S. Mennenga69–85
Q4 00:48NZLP. Jackson-CartwrightFree throw 2 of 269–86
Q4 00:07NZLM. KingDunk (2PT) · assist P. Jackson-Cartwright69–88
Q4 00:03ADLI. WhiteJump shot (3PT)72–88
End of Q4 · ADL 72 – 88 NZL

Breakers cruise past 36ers

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